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Invest in children to give them a better world
This entails putting them at the centre of national strategies, but doing it without high CO2 releases
Africa watches as South Africa falls off the wagon
The sale of alcohol was banned during levels 5 and 4 of the lockdown but other African governments have struggled to enforce this restriction
The tobacco sales ban is a giant stimulus package for organised crime
We should learn from history that prohibitions tend not to work, even if the intention is good
Lockdown syndrome: The latest fallout from the Covid-19 crisis
Is this “syndrome” another symptom that the lockdown has made us all a little bit crazy? Is it a symbol that we all just need to get a grip on it?
Tobacco and a tipple gave comfort during times of war
Allied forces in the two world wars were provided with cigarettes. The anti-smoking Nazis used taxes on tobacco to help fill Germany’s depleted coffers
Gangs profit though guns are silent
The lockdown has seen fewer incidents of gang violence in some dangerous Cape Town areas, but the criminal underworld is still hard at work
Alcohol and tobacco: Time for a reality check
If the government relaxes its total ban, there’s more chance of people modifying their behaviour, for example, not sharing cigarettes or drinking from the same bottle
Government rejects demand to ease the lockdown alcohol sales ban
State says alcohol increases medical emergencies at a time when hospitals need to be ready ‘to receive and treat vast numbers of Covid-19 patients'
Alexandra’s black market for booze under lockdown
Underground liquor has a long history in South Africa. Its next chapter is being written under the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown
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Economic ramifications of Covid-19
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BCX empowers its finance staff with professional accounting qualifications
'For the finance function to go beyond the numbers we need to be professional and we cannot leave out the financial control experts'
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Ensuring no prospective CA(SA) is left behind
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